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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1913
Page
1
Daniel A Poling of the United Societies of Christian Endeavor urged a nation wide militant education campaign to educate and exterminate liquor traffic. He backed national prohibition by 1920 and enforcement of temperance laws, linking liquor to political corruption.
Erie Pa July 14 The Niagara rebuilt from the hulk of Oliver Hazard Perry s flagship left port last night for Fairhope C to join the Perry victory centennial celebrations. It will reach Fairhope this morning and return to Erie in late September for further festivities.
A party of government engineers arrived in Florence to survey the area to be flooded by the Tennessee River dam at Muscle Shoals canal. The work will proceed from the east line of the Florence depot toward the river north to the canal, signaling strong interest in Muscle Shoals development among Florentines.
A party of youths in a William Graber launch followed large boats and rode river waves when a high crest swamped the small craft. The boys nearly filled the craft and had to cling to the stern as the launch nearly capsized.
In the House of Commons during debates on the plural voting bill, a male suffragette fired a toy pistol and dropped cat and mouse illustrations onto the floor. Another suffragist demanded votes for women and distributed literature. Both were removed. Bow Street released them as the government declined prosecution.
Buttrey’s Great annual July Clearance reopened at 9 AM with a rush for bargains. At noon the store closed for stock rearrangement and reopened at 1 PM to resume selling to buyers seeking rare values. Don’t miss this sale, or you’ll miss the bargains.
Dr N B Wallace 35 nephew of Dr F P Pettey of the city died of Bright's disease in Memphis Saturday morning and was buried at Athens yesterday afternoon. He leaves a wife a brother Cruz Wallace of Athens and a sister Mrs T M Cox of Birmingham. He had visited Decatur several times and had many friends there who mourn his death.
Nettarra negress as administratrix for the estate of Robert Orr sues H. H. Hight Lumber Company in the Law and Equity court for $20,000. Orr died after injuries at the Hitt mill weeks ago. Hal Long represents the plaintiff.
The court will proceed despite telephone service disruption as Judge Wert rules. A juror from Eva requested exemption, claiming he operated a switchboard there, but the excuse was denied and he was held for jury service.
A Wheat market on Vine Street was raided by sheriff forces on Saturday afternoon. Officers found only beer and cider, with no stronger contraband or evidence reported.
A muffled chatter from a fan asks about the score as a man and woman arrive in the sixth inning in Ning. The fan replies nothing to nothing while noting they have not missed a util and a woman referred to as Siren is present.
Captain Samuel Blackwell will travel to Montgomery tomorrow to attend a meeting of the board of directors of the Confederate Home. He serves on a committee from this congressional district.
London July 14 reports the King visiting Lancashire factories yesterday sailed down the Mersey with ships extending ten miles including cruisers nets merchant men yachts and other vessels forming a vast line.
Corbit Jenkins son of William Jenkins foreman of H. H. Hitt Company's mill No 7 underwent an appendicitis operation yesterday morning. Dr. Watson performed the procedure.
The message notes a large United States population with a small number having a specific trait or role. It stresses a hopeful attitude and hints at broader social context without detailing individuals or events.
Los Angeles municipal markets opened with prices dropped as producers sold out quickly before 10 am. Middlemen faced disruption as peddlers sought fresh supplies. despite low prices, limited supply may have kept costs higher. Cabbage one cent per head. eggs 30 cents per dozen. squash one cent per pound. onions one cent per bunch. beans three pounds ten cents. potatoes fifty cents a box. honey thirty five cents. corn twenty to twenty six cents per dozen. apricots five pounds for fifteen cents. peas three pounds six cents. The new markets aim to accommodate hundreds of producers with ample space.
Ervine Pope an African American inmate in Jefferson County jail remains under a stay of execution after six death sentences for the April 19 1909 murder of J B McClurkin a prominent miller and planter of Oxford. Local courts plan a rehearing in October or November before Annis city court or Calhoun circuit court. Pope shows no fear despite the severe penalties.
Advice urges screening food and keeping home free of fly breeding places to prevent epidemics. It notes the Typhoid Fly label given by entomologists and explains fly reproduction and the need for a June campaign to curb June July August pestilence through sanitation and lime.
The article reports Father J. E. McDermott of St. Ann’s Catholic church delivering a sermon on the Precious Blood of Christ. It traces Christ’s life from birth through crucifixion, highlighting sin, forgiveness, and the Holy Eucharist, with references to Christmas, Egypt, Nazareth, the Last Supper, Gethsemane, and Good Friday.
Salt Lake City July 14 The closing session of the National Education Association featured Thomas J. Jones of the US Bureau of Education urging democracy in schools and praising the high school for its social service potential. Irene E. McDermott urged industrial education for girls and voluntary fair wages through skilled work.
Yesterday morning the High Sheriff and Deputies McCulloch closed dry goods grocery and shoe stores on Bank Street, urging all open shops to shut for Sunday. Drug stores cafes hotels and boarding houses were partially exempted as officials aimed to tighten Sunday commerce. Deputies warned continued closures next Sunday and every Sunday.
A snake measuring forty two inches long, believed to originate from Central America, was found in a banana bunch Saturday by M F Snider of the Model Grocery Company in Anniston. The reptile was killed and embalmed, and Snider narrowly escaped its fangs while unloading the fruit.
Seventeen recruits have enlisted since the war department opened the branch on Bank Street. Fifty applicants were rejected for underweight defective vision illiteracy marital status and prior prison time. Officer J M Cral in charge of the Decatur branch notes the office operates like an ordinary recruiting station with an expected average enlistment of four men per day.
Special from Decatur Daily reports Western Alabama and Mississippi farmers battling boll weevil with aid from railroad farm improvement officials. Manager T. O. Plunkett says communities remain calm and productive while thousands of weevils are destroyed and infected squares culled, foreseeing continued yields if advice is followed.
A Chicago Tribune piece examines how property misplacement and “found money” are handled by law. It contrasts honest finder behavior with potential legal penalties and the idea that possession can imply ownership under statute.
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